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VILLIAM B. LITTLE, OF NEV YORK, N. Y.

COMBINATION-GAGE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 424,681, dated April 1, 1890.

Application led July Z, 1889. Serial No. 316.330. (No model.)

T all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that 1, WILLIAM B. LrTTLE,of New York, in the county and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Combination-Gage, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

The invention consists in an improvement on the combination-gage for which United States Letters Patent were granted to me October 9, 1883, No. 390,789, and has for its object to provide a combination-gage having additional parts to those in the gage covered by said Letters Patent, whereby a complete combination-gage will be furnished which may be used for all the measurements required by wood-workers.

The invention consists in a wood-workers combination-gage constructed and arranged as hereinafter described and claimed.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which similar igures ot reference indicate corresponding parts in all the views.

Figure 1 is a side View of the invention. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section thereof. Fig. 3 is a cross-section on lineozfcof Fig. 2. Fig. 4t 'his a plan View of the front of the fence. Fig. 5 is a plan view of the back of the felice, and Fig. 6 is a transverse section ot the stock on the line y y of Fig. 1.

1 indicates the tubular metallic stock of the combinatioirgage, having its outer end closed by a plug or disk 2, and 3 the cylindrical fence mounted to slide on the stock 1 and clamped or adj usted thereon by means oi' the set-screw 4. On one side of the stock 1, near its outer end, is located a fixed markingpoint 5, and in line with the marking-point- 5 is arranged a longitudinally movable mortisemarking point 6, riding in a longitudinal slot 7 in the stock and projecting from an eX- tended cylindrical nut S, which is mounted to slide endwise within the stock, but is pre vented from turning therein by the engagement of the point 6 with the slot 7. The nut 3 is threaded to work on a threaded spindle 9, the outer en d of which has a neck 10 fitted to turn in the inner end of the hollow stock, and a milled head 11, projecting outside oi' the stock for turning the spindle and thus adjusting the point carried on the nut 8. The spindle-neck 10 is provided with a springcatch 12, which engages a rib 13 on the interior of the stock l, so that the spindle will be held from longitudinal movement while permitted to turn freely for adj usting the point G with reference to the point 5 in measuring the width of a mortise. The springcatch 12 may be released from the rib 13 to withdraw the spindle 9 by pushing a tool against the spring-catch through a hole 1i in the stock l and thereby permitting the spindle to be drawn out by its head. The stock is also formed with a longitudinal slot l5, diametrically opposite the slot 7, through and in which slot 15 projects and rides a markingpoint 16, also carried by the nut S and adjustable therewith, as in the case of point 6. Through a third longitudinal slot 17 in the stock 1, extending nearly to its outer end, projects and rides an adjustable cutting-point 1S, mounted on a strip 19, movable on the nut S between the latter and the inner wall ot the stock 1.

By means ot' the foregoing-described construction the cutting-point 18 and the marking-points 6 and 1G can be adjusted with reterence to the ixed point 5 and the fence 3 adjusted on the stock l, so that the gage can be used to mark or cut different widths at the same time. Additional measurements may also be obtained by means of an external point 2O and an internal point- 21 on the end of a plate or strip 22, movable longitudinally on the stock 1 on the opposite side thereof from the sliding strip 19, the plate 22 being held in place by retaining-lugs 23, projecting through a longitudinal slot 24 in the stock 1, the outer end of the slot 2l opening through the disk or plug 2. The plate 22 is limited in its outward movement by the inner lug 23, abutting againstthe disk 2. The plate 22 may be moved b v a notch 37 therein. By projecting the end of plat-e 22 beyond the end of stock l measurements may be taken between the internal point 21 and the end of the stock, and by drawing in the plate 22, the point 21 moving in the slot 24, measurements may be taken from the external point at whatever point it may he adj usted to. l

The fence 3 is formed mostly of woo with a longitudinal tubular metallic guid at one side, is closed at its front by a metallic tace-plate 26, secured to the fence, and at its IOC back by a detachable metallic bearing-plate 27, mortised in and attached to the fence, as shown. In the guide is mounted to move lengthwise a cylindrical nut 28, carrying a marking-point 29, which projects through and rides in a longitudinal slot in the guide and a slot 31 in the side of the fence 3. The

nut 28 Works on a screw 32, which has a screwhead 33 for turning it by means of a screwdriver and adjusting the point 29. The point 29 can thus be readily adj usted to any desired distance from the front of the felice 3 in marking a line inside of a checked piece of Wood.

The fence 3 is formed With a slot or recess 34, to permit the cutting-point 18 to be covered by the fence 3, either by drawing it into the slot or moving the fence over the point, and with a longitudinal slot 35 for the passage of the sliding plate 22, and arecess 36, opening into the slot 35, to admit the conical point 20.

Bymeans of this invention a complete combination-gage for Wood-Workers is `provided, including six gages in one, comprising a mortise-gage, a cutting-gage, two marking-gages, a gage for any ogee or half-round molding, and a gage to go around the inside of a circle from ve-eighths of an inch upward. Any

' three of the gages may be used at the same time.

The invention may be used as a gage for any rabbeted or checked piece of Wood, and, in fact, for any and every kind of measurement required by Wood-Workers.

Having thus fully described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent l. In a Wood-workers gage, the combination, with a tubular longitudinally-slotted stock having fixed and adjustable markingpoints and a fence adjustable on the stock, of an external slide having an internal and an external point at its outer end, movable beyond the end 'of the stock, the internal point being adapted to move Within the longitudinal slot in the stock, substantially as shown and described.

2. In a wood-Workers gage, the combination, with a tubular. longitudinally-slotted stock having ixed and adjustable markingpoints and a fence adjustable on the stock, of an adjustable slide carrying a cutting-point, the said slide being adapted to be projected beyond the end of the stock, substantially as vshown and described.

3. In a Wood-Workers gage, a tubular longitudinally-slotted stock having an adjustable fence, an extended cylindrical nut Within the stock having marking-points projecting through longitudinal slots in the stock, a threaded spindle Working through the nut having a catch forholding the spindle against endwise movement, and a milled head for operating the spindle, in combination with an internal slide bearing against the nut and having a cutting-point projecting through a longitudinal slot in the stock, and an external slide having an external marking-point and an internal marking-point at its outer end extensible beyond the end of the stock, the inner marking-point being movable Within a longitudinal slot in the tubular stock, substantially as shown and described.

4In a Wood-Workers gage, a tubular longitudinally-slotted stock having fixed and adjustable marking-points, the adjustable marking-points being mounted on slides adjustable lengthwise on the stock, in combination with a fence adjustable on the stock and having slots or recesses in its front, into which the adjustable points are movable, substantially as shown and described.

5. A Wood-Workers combination-gage consisting of a longitudinally-slotted stock having one or more iixed markingpoints, a threaded spindle mounted in the stock having a head at its inner end for operating the spindle and an adjustable catch for holding the spindle from endwise movement, an extended nut Working in the stock on the spindle and having marking-points projecting through longitudinal slots in opposite sides of the stock, an adjustable slide movable end- Wise on the nut Within the stock and having a cutting-point proj ectingthrough a longitudinal slot in the stock, and an adjustable slide movable endwise on the stock and having an external and internal marking-point at its outer end extensible beyond the end of the stock, the inner marking-pointbeing movable Within a longitudinal slot in the stock, in combination with Va fence adjustable on the stock having recessesin its front to receive and conceal the adjustable cutting and marking points, and an internal longitudinallyslotted guide, a nut Working in said guide and carrying a point projecting from. the guide and fence, and means for adjusting the nut, substantially as shown and described.

VILLIAM B. LITTLE.

Vitnesses:

E. W. CADY, EDGAR TATE.

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